Creating the Workfront User Experience Career Development Framework — It’s sad that the easiest way to progress in your career, get promoted, or just try something new is to change jobs. After all that is invested in recruiting, onboarding, and training top talent, why do so many companies come up so short on ensuring employees will stay? It’s usually…

Last year, I shared our team’s new operating agreement. It was part of a larger initiative to become more focused on outcomes instead of features or technology and to develop a culture of accountability, transparency, feedback, and recognition. It included work by each member of the team to define specific…

I believe that the two greatest challenges in product discovery are understanding the needs, desires, challenges, and limitations of customers; and quantifying qualitative learnings so that they can be tracked and measured. This work is costly and fraught with subjectivity. Product Management, Design, and Development teams are constantly fighting personal…

There is no perfect organizational structure. Who reports to whom and who has a seat at the table is much less important than having the right people on the team and a strong vision to guide them. Success has much more to do with culture and priorities than the perfect…

The User Experience team at Workfront experienced a lot of growth and change in 2018. We doubled in size. We reorganized into cross-functionally-led portfolios—breaking down silos, providing strategic vision, and further strengthening the synergy between Product Management, Engineering, and UX. We assembled a dedicated team that lead the design and…

Imposter syndrome has become quite popular recently, especially within the tech industry. It now shares the stage as a top topic at conferences and in trade publications with Design Systems, diversity, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and big data. I am grateful that we as an industry are making psychological safety…

I’m absolutely thrilled to announce the conclusion of another Front UX & Product Management Case Study Conference. Our fourth annual event was bigger, better, and more exciting in so many ways. Nearly 800 product designers, managers, researchers, and leaders gathered in Salt Lake City, at the gorgeous and spacious Eccles…

Front cofounders, Ben Peck and Wade Shearer had the privilige of being interviewed by Chris Holified and Krissie Shelley on the I Am Salt Lake podcast. Episode 288 - Front Conference co-founders, Ben Peck & Wade Shearer - I am Salt Lake podcast About the Show: On this episode of the podcast we sit down with Ben Peck and Wade Shearer. We find out all about Front…www.iamsaltlake.com On this episode of the podcast we sit down with Ben Peck and Wade Shearer. We find out all about Front Conference and how…

What an amazing experience! We just completed another two incredible days of insights, learning, and conversations at Front Salt Lake City 2017. Thanks for joining us — especially those that traveled so far (650 UX designers, product managers, analysts, researchers, developers, and leaders, from 29 states and 4 countries). …